The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-01-13
RECENT LITERATURE.

DIR. n. Rowe, the enterprising publisher of
The american Field, Chicago, is out with the an
nouncement of a rare attraction for the coming
year. OF late years this publication has made
wonderful strides, till it is now large 32- page
quarto weekly, that is beyond question the
favorite spOrtSman's paper of the world, for il
is not confined to the United States alone, but
goes wherever English is read among men who
are devotees of the rod and gun. Jan. % The
Field Will commence q series OF articles on
" Hunting in Africa" by Prof. j. w. Edwards
illustrated with sketches by the author, who de-
scribesa tour after the big gameiof that country,
which started from the diamond fields into the
far interior. In the same issue will be begun
also a series by Lieut.. Frederick Schwatka on
Alaska" from material collected by him dur
ing his explorations in that territory last Sum-
mer.
The February Century will contain an article
by George Parsons Lathrop on "The Bailing
of jefferson Davis" 1t presents for the first
time the complete and curious history of the
influences aud occurrences which led to Davis's
liberation and the abandonment Of his prosecu-
ton, showing how extreme Abolitionists like
Greeley and Gerrit Smith co-operated with ex-
treme Democrats in bringing about this result
The material for this article is mainly derived
from the recOllections and documentary evil
dence of ex-Chief Justice Shea, of the Marine
Court, who was the attorney Of record in the
DAVIS case, With Charles OConor as senior
counsel. A fac smile of the power Of attorney
given to George Shea by Greeley, Gerrit Smith
and Cornelius Vanderbilt to sign the bail-bond
accompanies this paper.
Miss NJ. q. McClelland's third novel, "a Self
Made Man." will appear complete in LippiR-
COTS Magazine for February. The hero is q
Virginian of humble origin, who leaves his
native State in boyhood, max es large fortune
in the West, and returns in maturity to gain n
somewhat doubtful foothold among the local
aristocracy. This central character is q re-
markably strong study, and the contrast be-
tween Southern and Western modes Of think
| ing and living are artistically managed.
The January number OF the English Illustrated
Magazine will contain the first of a series of
illustrated papers by the author of John Hall
| fax. Gentleman" descriptive Of a recent visit
. to Ireland. Among the other articles will be
"The Daughters Of George Ill.," by Dir. w.
0utram Tristram, with illustrations. and a
series of illustrations to Fouque's Undine" by
| Mr.. Haywood Sumner, with an article on the
romance by Miss Julia Cartwright.
The Forum. - Contents: National divorces
| Legislation, Judge L. III. Bennett; Unsolved
Problems in Woman Suffrage, Col. L. w. Hig-
| ginson; How Was Educated. Prest James b.
Angel; The Religion of a Nationalist, Minot
| J. Savage; Submarine Navigation, Lieut.. Ed
mund Zalinski; The Convict System of Geor-
| gia; Rebecca A. FELTON, Substitutes for the
Caucus; Richard II. Dana; The Morality oil
Ministers, Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Buckley; Literary
Log Rolling J. Clayton Adams; Confessions Of
COngregationalist; Letter to the People OF
Philadelphia. Henry c. Ice.